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imported>Flutteringwisp Expanded: These facts have been verified by J.R. Osgood in American Architect and Architecture (1894), Giovani Rivoira in Moslem Architecture: Its Origins and Development (1918), the Palestine Exploration Fund, and the Archnet Digital Library. |
imported>Sol Pacificus After closer inspection, it does serve relevance to AC, but it needed to more clearly reflect that. |
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*Each of the three minarets of the Umayyad Mosque serves as a [[view Points|view point]]. The highest view point in Damascus is located atop the Minaret of the Bride. | *Each of the three minarets of the Umayyad Mosque serves as a [[view Points|view point]]. The highest view point in Damascus is located atop the Minaret of the Bride. In reality, the tallest minaret of the Umayyad Mosque is currently the Minaret of Jesus, but it had not yet been constructed in 1191, the year that the game takes place. Each of the three minarets in the game appear to be modeled after their real-life counterparts albeit altered because neither the Minaret of Jesus nor the Western Minaret had been erected at the time.{{Fact}} | ||
*After the Ottomans conquered Damascus in 1516, [[Selim I]] attended the first Friday prayer in the Umayyad Mosque. | *After the Ottomans conquered Damascus in 1516, [[Selim I]] attended the first Friday prayer in the Umayyad Mosque. | ||
*During Damascus' [[Roman Empire|Roman]] period, the ancient building served as a temple for [[Jupiter]]. | *During Damascus' [[Roman Empire|Roman]] period, the ancient building served as a temple for [[Jupiter]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 4 March 2018
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, was located in the Rich District of Damascus, and is considered the fourth-holiest place in the Islamic religion.
It was constructed on the site of an ancient Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist between 706 and 715. The mosque was especially known for its three minarets, the Minaret of the Bride, the Minaret of Jesus and the Minaret of the West.
Trivia
- Each of the three minarets of the Umayyad Mosque serves as a view point. The highest view point in Damascus is located atop the Minaret of the Bride. In reality, the tallest minaret of the Umayyad Mosque is currently the Minaret of Jesus, but it had not yet been constructed in 1191, the year that the game takes place. Each of the three minarets in the game appear to be modeled after their real-life counterparts albeit altered because neither the Minaret of Jesus nor the Western Minaret had been erected at the time. [citation needed]
- After the Ottomans conquered Damascus in 1516, Selim I attended the first Friday prayer in the Umayyad Mosque.
- During Damascus' Roman period, the ancient building served as a temple for Jupiter.
- In 1196, a mausoleum for Saladin was built next to the northwest corner of the mosque.
Gallery
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Altaïr looking upon the mosque from above -
Altaïr watching the inner courtyard from the rooftops -
The Minaret of Jesus -
The inner courtyard with the mosque's cupola
